I can believe they weren't taught it as kids but I prefer to think they learned it and then got to J-school where they had every historical fact that might refocus the View From Nowhere beaten out of their skulls.
True story: a few years ago, I was being interviewed by a reporter for the New York Times. I mentioned the history of eviction statutes and how they tied into Jim Crow.

The reporter asked "what's Jim Crow?"

When I explained, the reporter didn't believe me and said the US wouldn't do that.

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